Ranking of Washington Counties By Total Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 7, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, the most populated Washington county as at April 2020 was King County (2.27M), followed by Pierce County (921.13K), and Snohomish County (827.96K).

The chart below shows the top 10 most populated counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all the counties in the state of Washington.

You can also see the ranking of counties by population for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Washington Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
King
Pierce
Snohomish
Spokane
Clark
Thurston
Kitsap
Yakima
Whatcom
Benton
Ranking of Washington Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
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Rank County Population
1 King County 2269675
2 Pierce County 921130
3 Snohomish County 827957
4 Spokane County 539339
5 Clark County 503311
6 Thurston County 294793
7 Kitsap County 275611
8 Yakima County 256728
9 Whatcom County 226847
10 Benton County 206873
11 Skagit County 129523
12 Cowlitz County 110730
13 Grant County 99123
14 Franklin County 96749
15 Island County 86857
16 Lewis County 82149
17 Chelan County 79074
18 Clallam County 77155
19 Grays Harbor County 75636
20 Mason County 65726
21 Walla Walla County 62584
22 Whitman County 47973
23 Stevens County 46445
24 Kittitas County 44337
25 Douglas County 42938
26 Okanogan County 42104
27 Jefferson County 32977
28 Pacific County 23365
29 Klickitat County 22735
30 Asotin County 22285
31 Adams County 20613
32 San Juan County 17788
33 Pend Oreille County 13401
34 Skamania County 12036
35 Lincoln County 10876
36 Ferry County 7178
37 Wahkiakum County 4422
38 Columbia County 3952
39 Garfield County 2286